@aimeegreen.bsky.social
I'm a reporter with The Oregonian. Check here for my latest posts about the Oregon Legislature, the criminal justice system, lawsuits or life in Oregon and the Northwest — all topics that I write about.
Reach me at 503-913-4197 or agreen@oregonian.com.
Reach me at 503-913-4197 or agreen@oregonian.com.
Trump says Thanksgiving groceries are much cheaper this year compared to last. I dug into 2024 prices vs. 2025 prices at area grocery stores, not just Walmart. My story: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2025/...
Trump misleadingly said Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal is cheaper this year. Here’s what it costs at other Portland area stores
Portland-area grocers are fighting inflation and tariffs, just like stores nationwide.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trump says Thanksgiving groceries are much cheaper this year compared to last. I dug into 2024 prices vs. 2025 prices at area grocery stores, not just Walmart. My story: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2025/...
After federal rules nixed their plans to offer food-insecure people a discount, I found three Oregon grocery stores that are using the honor system to help SNAP recipients. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn’t offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative
The honor system is in place at three Oregon stores, now offering discounts to all who need it.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
After federal rules nixed their plans to offer food-insecure people a discount, I found three Oregon grocery stores that are using the honor system to help SNAP recipients. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
My story today: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Trump administration keeps saying there are riots at Portland’s ICE building, but last one was 4 months ago
Just two people have been charged with rioting, and that was back in June.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My story today: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
With the possible arrival of troops in Portland in the imminent future, many area residents are wondering what that would look like. The feds aren't answering questions. Here's what I've been able to find from other sources: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
What would troops do in Portland? Would they have guns? Accompany ICE agents on raids?
After an appeals court removed a roadblock to troops arriving in Portland, many residents are anxious about what troops would do once here.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
With the possible arrival of troops in Portland in the imminent future, many area residents are wondering what that would look like. The feds aren't answering questions. Here's what I've been able to find from other sources: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
After TriMet declined to release video of a MAX train passenger whose coat got caught in the doors and who then was dragged by the train, I appealed to the DA. The DA ruled the portions of the video were of public safety interest and must be released. My story:
www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
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TriMet video shows MAX train closing on passenger’s coat seconds before train drags him, leads to his death
TriMet fought the public release of the video, but the Multnomah County DA’s Office ruled portions of it must be made public.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
After TriMet declined to release video of a MAX train passenger whose coat got caught in the doors and who then was dragged by the train, I appealed to the DA. The DA ruled the portions of the video were of public safety interest and must be released. My story:
www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
My stories today: A look at Portland's massive 2020 protests compared to the ongoing protests outside the ICE facility in 2025. And an interview with Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Portland protests 2025 vs 2020: Trump conflates the 2, but facts show no comparison
Trump believes Portland has been “War ravaged” for years. Here’s a look at that history.
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October 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My stories today: A look at Portland's massive 2020 protests compared to the ongoing protests outside the ICE facility in 2025. And an interview with Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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If you've ever wanted to test ride an e-bike or if you just want some free ice cream, there's this option for your Saturday in Portland:
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www.oregonlive.com/environment/...
Test ride an e-bike. Eat food cooked on an induction stovetop. ‘Electrify Portland!’ fair is Saturday
The fair will give visitors a chance to learn about how to leave gas-powered appliances and devices behind — and possibly save some money.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you've ever wanted to test ride an e-bike or if you just want some free ice cream, there's this option for your Saturday in Portland:
www.oregonlive.com/environment/...
www.oregonlive.com/environment/...
Court documents in Amazon's settlement with the FTC reveal just how much money Prime members might get paid and how they can get their share. My story: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2025/...
Are you automatically due a $51 payout from Amazon’s massive Prime settlement? Or do you need to file a claim?
Amazon must pay $1.5 billion to millions of customers the government says it tricked into signing up for Prime memberships.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Court documents in Amazon's settlement with the FTC reveal just how much money Prime members might get paid and how they can get their share. My story: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2025/...
I didn't wake at 3:30 a.m. today to head to the airport and catch a flight to Pennsylvania. But some Ducks fans did. Many more will in the next 36 hours. Here's my story about the extra effort it takes to get from the West Coast to this Saturday's Penn State game:
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$3,000, 12 hours, 3 flights, 1 rental car: What Oregon superfans will endure to see big game at Penn State
Ducks superfans travel longer and harder now that UO is playing Midwest and East Coast universities.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I didn't wake at 3:30 a.m. today to head to the airport and catch a flight to Pennsylvania. But some Ducks fans did. Many more will in the next 36 hours. Here's my story about the extra effort it takes to get from the West Coast to this Saturday's Penn State game:
www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2025/0...
www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2025/0...
This may come as an unpleasant surprise to new buyers of electric vehicles, in Oregon and across the nation. My story: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
‘Made my heart sink’: Oregonians who bought electric vehicles discover they may not get $7,500 tax credit
Preventable paperwork problems are standing in the way of some car buyers securing hefty tax breaks.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This may come as an unpleasant surprise to new buyers of electric vehicles, in Oregon and across the nation. My story: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
All I can say about what this lawsuit describes is this: how sad. My story: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...
In horrific and rare incident, horse’s tail was ripped off at start of Oregon race, $50K lawsuit says
The incident ended the horse’s racing career, the suit says.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
All I can say about what this lawsuit describes is this: how sad. My story: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...
A 4-year-old girl is hurt when another skier lands on top of her at an Oregon ski resort. Lawyers file a $4.6M lawsuit on her behalf. And Oregon's ski industry nervously watches, saying a flood of lawsuits is putting their ability to stay insured at risk. My story: www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
Oregon ski resort sued for $4.6M, as industry says deluge of suits is putting it at risk
Ski resorts are nervously watching each new suit filed, saying their ability to be insured is at risk.
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September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A 4-year-old girl is hurt when another skier lands on top of her at an Oregon ski resort. Lawyers file a $4.6M lawsuit on her behalf. And Oregon's ski industry nervously watches, saying a flood of lawsuits is putting their ability to stay insured at risk. My story: www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
TriMet reached an $830K settlement with the family of a man who died after his coat got caught in the doors of a MAX train. The settlement came to light a year later, after I came across a reference to a payout by an unnamed entity in a court file. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
TriMet quietly paid $830,000 to family of man who died after being dragged 100 yards by MAX train
The man was the first MAX train passenger to die after being dragged in the rail system’s nearly 40-year history.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
TriMet reached an $830K settlement with the family of a man who died after his coat got caught in the doors of a MAX train. The settlement came to light a year later, after I came across a reference to a payout by an unnamed entity in a court file. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
AI controversy: Hundreds of Powell's Books devotees have chimed in about the suspected use of AI images on Powell's Books apparel. My story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
A ‘wonky’ image on a Powell’s Books T-shirt was generated with help from AI. It caused an uproar
The internationally beloved bookstore said that it hired a local artist who used AI tools to help create the graphic.
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September 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
AI controversy: Hundreds of Powell's Books devotees have chimed in about the suspected use of AI images on Powell's Books apparel. My story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
New revelations about a downtown Portland murder committed by an Uber driver: A $40 million lawsuit filed today faults Multnomah County for issuing the driver a concealed handgun license and failing to revoke it despite several warning signs, according to the suit.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
Family of murder victim sues Multnomah County for $40M for giving enraged Uber driver permission to carry gun
The family of Ryan Martin, 47, who was shot dead by an Uber driver in downtown Portland, also faults the shooter and Uber.
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September 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
New revelations about a downtown Portland murder committed by an Uber driver: A $40 million lawsuit filed today faults Multnomah County for issuing the driver a concealed handgun license and failing to revoke it despite several warning signs, according to the suit.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
I dug through the past five years of complaints from Oregonians who tried to cancel their gym memberships but reported that they ran into roadblocks. My story: www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
Oregonians share nightmare stories about trying to cancel gym memberships as feds sue 1 business
The FTC is suing LA Fitness. It’s not the only gym Oregonians have complained about.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I dug through the past five years of complaints from Oregonians who tried to cancel their gym memberships but reported that they ran into roadblocks. My story: www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
I scoured the internet with the Wayback Machine and asked Portlanders for their old receipts to see just how much coffee prices have increased in recent months. My story: www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
Just how much have Portland coffee prices climbed since Trump announced tariffs?
Portland area coffee drinkers are noticing price hikes.
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August 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I scoured the internet with the Wayback Machine and asked Portlanders for their old receipts to see just how much coffee prices have increased in recent months. My story: www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
Portland area coffee drinkers and some Portland coffee roasters are shaken by rising costs and prices that likely will continue to rise. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
More expensive than lobster? Portland’s coffee prices are rising as Trump’s tariffs set in
Roasted bean prices have jumped a few bucks per pound, worrying Portland coffee enthusiasts.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Portland area coffee drinkers and some Portland coffee roasters are shaken by rising costs and prices that likely will continue to rise. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...
My story today: I had what might best be described as a stunning experience shopping at Costco during its new 9 a.m. opening hours for Executive members. I am so used to crowds on the weekends, which is when I normally shop, but this was strikingly different.
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Bizarro world: I went to Costco at 9 a.m. during new store hours and it was bliss
Costco stores in Oregon and across the U.S. are now allowing early entry to members who pay more. The store I visited was virtually empty.
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July 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My story today: I had what might best be described as a stunning experience shopping at Costco during its new 9 a.m. opening hours for Executive members. I am so used to crowds on the weekends, which is when I normally shop, but this was strikingly different.
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
I'm launching on a new, temporary assignment for The Oregonian/OregonLive: covering consumer pocketbook issues, including taxes, scams, the effects of the economy on each individual's bottomline and how Oregonians choose to spend their hard-earned cash in these pricier times. So stay tuned.
July 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I'm launching on a new, temporary assignment for The Oregonian/OregonLive: covering consumer pocketbook issues, including taxes, scams, the effects of the economy on each individual's bottomline and how Oregonians choose to spend their hard-earned cash in these pricier times. So stay tuned.
An allegation of rape in a Portland high school restroom led to a lawsuit and this settlement. My story: www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
Portland Public Schools pays $60K to freshman who said she was raped by another student during school hours
The girl said the rape happened in a single-user restroom at Roosevelt High School.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
An allegation of rape in a Portland high school restroom led to a lawsuit and this settlement. My story: www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
After making national and international headlines last year for its unusual allegation, this lawsuit quietly settled. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
Portland customer who claimed she got genital herpes virus at nail salon settles lawsuit
The lawsuit claimed the nail technician didn’t wear gloves and stored tools in an Altoids tin.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
After making national and international headlines last year for its unusual allegation, this lawsuit quietly settled. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...
The birds, especially, have not been kind to the 23-foot-tall statue atop the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Scratched and pooped on by birds, Oregon’s iconic ‘Gold Man’ statue is getting re-coated in gold
This is the fourth time the massive 87-year-old statue atop the Oregon Capitol Building is undergoing a re-gild.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The birds, especially, have not been kind to the 23-foot-tall statue atop the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
The city of Portland has paid nearly $1 million to a young woman and the then-9-year-old boy she was babysitting. I wrote about this lawsuit when it was filed 16 months ago and tracked it to its recent resolution. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Portland pays nearly $1M to injured boy and babysitter, who strapped hammock to lamppost before it collapsed
The child, then 9, suffered a fractured skull and the sitter a crushed pelvis. The city replaced hundreds of its lampposts after the incident.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The city of Portland has paid nearly $1 million to a young woman and the then-9-year-old boy she was babysitting. I wrote about this lawsuit when it was filed 16 months ago and tracked it to its recent resolution. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Portland's ombudsman wants the city to crack down on a tow company that is, according to a report, charging a median of about $1,900 per towed vehicle. But a recommendation to do so appears to be running into resistance from city transportation officials. My story: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
$1,900 per tow in Portland? Transportation officials don’t plan to negotiate lower towing fees despite recommendation
The ombudsman wants all tow companies that police call to charge a lower, city-negotiated rate. But that request has been rebuffed.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Portland's ombudsman wants the city to crack down on a tow company that is, according to a report, charging a median of about $1,900 per towed vehicle. But a recommendation to do so appears to be running into resistance from city transportation officials. My story: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...